Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

2,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.95/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 575 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.46/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 576 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.84/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,519/hd at 526 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,590	4,325	3,233
Feeder cattle	2,143	3,637	2,748
Slaughter cattle	252	431	304
Replacement cattle	195	257	181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	490.00–495.00	$492.55	$1,133	—
275	275	4	470.00–475.00	$472.50	$1,299	—
310–335	326	9	410.00–470.00	$447.96	$1,460	+13.35
365–375	373	4	385.00–395.00	$387.45	$1,445	-25.65
400–435	420	3	360.00–370.00	$366.55	$1,540	-9.34
450–495	462	8	345.00–357.00	$349.07	$1,613	+9.34
500–544	529	8	330.00–340.00	$336.42	$1,780	+10.74
555–583	575	55	310.00–327.50	$312.95	$1,799	-4.36
603–645	608	30	290.00–299.00	$297.89	$1,811	+13.38
650–675	657	13	277.00–292.50	$287.64	$1,890	+17.64
658 value added	658	4	302.50	$302.50	$1,990	—
710–745	723	12	250.00–280.00	$266.01	$1,923	—
760–795	782	5	240.00–250.00	$246.82	$1,930	-18.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	410.00–420.00	$415.07	$1,411	+14.95
375–390	384	4	352.00–370.00	$360.52	$1,384	-18.86
430–440	436	5	350.00–352.00	$351.20	$1,531	-6.80
465–490	478	4	338.00–345.00	$340.77	$1,629	-10.30
510–520	515	4	332.00–337.00	$334.48	$1,723	+11.41
575–590	587	6	295.00–300.00	$299.18	$1,756	-3.02
622–640	625	27	280.00–290.00	$289.25	$1,808	+13.16
655–670	662	3	260.00–270.00	$264.04	$1,748	-12.27
705–749	740	15	230.00–267.00	$252.85	$1,871	-8.03
755–780	763	3	226.00–255.00	$245.12	$1,870	-13.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	340.00–350.00	$345.00	$1,294	-10.91
490	490	1	328.00	$328.00	$1,607	-3.66
515	515	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,596	+3.71
555–575	568	3	260.00–287.00	$278.21	$1,580	-16.79
780–795	788	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,054	+40.00
255–295	282	8	350.00–390.00	$373.40	$1,053	+13.58
320–340	328	15	337.00–365.00	$351.54	$1,153	+2.00
355–395	374	27	330.00–362.00	$349.73	$1,308	+12.83
425 fancy	425	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,445	—
400–445	427	19	318.00–335.00	$325.15	$1,388	+2.64
460–480	468	16	304.00–320.00	$310.32	$1,452	-1.90
519 fancy	519	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,687	—
505–540	527	36	280.00–302.00	$283.82	$1,496	-1.73
558–570 fancy	562	12	297.50–300.00	$299.15	$1,681	—
555–595	581	34	267.00–284.00	$273.86	$1,591	+1.58
605–635	614	8	255.00–267.00	$263.58	$1,618	+0.50
655–690	686	17	242.00–259.00	$251.60	$1,726	-0.09
725 fancy	725	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,849	—
710–745	728	3	222.00–242.00	$231.28	$1,684	-10.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	9	365.00–420.00	$379.31	$1,036	+22.98
310–340	327	15	320.00–358.00	$348.24	$1,139	+11.35
355–390	373	12	297.00–354.00	$323.12	$1,205	+1.93
405–445	423	28	292.00–320.00	$301.99	$1,277	-7.64
465–495	481	27	277.00–300.00	$289.45	$1,392	-3.33
505–540	523	19	265.00–280.00	$270.67	$1,416	-5.86
556–595	565	18	247.00–272.00	$268.33	$1,516	+0.44
615–640	628	10	225.00–254.00	$244.89	$1,538	-6.62
652–690	670	9	217.00–242.50	$233.38	$1,564	-1.95
710	710	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,541	-18.44
770	770	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,617	-10.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	4	348.00–350.00	$348.97	$1,134	+29.49
355–395	384	17	285.00–332.00	$299.04	$1,148	-8.71
400–440	423	14	272.00–306.00	$287.26	$1,215	-7.84
455–490	472	20	260.00–287.00	$277.10	$1,308	-4.30
505–545	526	12	240.00–267.00	$260.48	$1,370	-2.83
560–595	576	7	225.00–260.00	$241.67	$1,392	-10.44
620–645	634	7	207.00–245.00	$219.56	$1,392	-15.99
650–685	668	3	208.00–230.00	$222.65	$1,487	+1.30
715–740	728	2	203.00–217.00	$210.12	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
716–728	724	36	246.00–252.00	$250.19	$1,811	—
764	764	28	245.00	$245.00	$1,872	-0.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	465.00	$465.00	$1,139	+60.00
255	255	4	428.00–460.00	$436.00	$1,112	+36.00
305–345	336	14	375.00–430.00	$390.40	$1,312	+2.80
355–395	369	19	355.00–380.00	$369.40	$1,363	+2.24
400–445	421	31	315.00–360.00	$341.93	$1,440	+7.25
455–495	475	32	310.00–340.00	$326.09	$1,549	+6.38
500–545	525	27	295.00–327.00	$305.80	$1,605	+4.88
555–585	571	15	278.00–295.00	$285.73	$1,632	-5.72
605–635	618	13	272.00–287.00	$278.94	$1,724	+15.34
655–690	669	10	241.00–262.00	$253.56	$1,696	-4.22
705–745	730	5	240.00–257.00	$249.81	$1,824	+4.81
760–775	770	6	212.00–220.00	$217.84	$1,677	-22.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	480.00–490.00	$484.84	$1,130	+56.63
280	280	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,358	+78.03
305–330	323	6	390.00–450.00	$414.26	$1,338	+20.91
360–390	373	14	370.00–395.00	$384.99	$1,436	+3.45
405–445	430	12	355.00–372.00	$365.89	$1,573	+20.79
450–495	470	22	332.00–350.00	$339.05	$1,594	+2.85
500–530	515	12	310.00–332.00	$315.12	$1,623	+2.38
555–595	568	11	288.00–305.00	$293.40	$1,667	+3.34
605–640	623	9	280.00–288.00	$285.24	$1,777	+2.33
660	660	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,795	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	3	370.00–420.00	$399.35	$1,326	+20.08
355–395	378	18	330.00–366.00	$353.34	$1,336	-3.66
420–445	432	14	322.00–345.00	$337.21	$1,457	+14.87
460–495	481	13	292.00–320.00	$306.68	$1,475	-1.99
505–540	529	9	290.00–294.00	$291.81	$1,544	+14.82
550–595	564	7	270.00–280.00	$277.48	$1,565	+0.74
615–640	627	6	255.00–270.00	$263.78	$1,654	+1.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1375	1139	80-85%	26	120.00–135.00	$128.94	$1,469	—
1090–1305	1167	80-85%	11	143.00–148.00	$145.06	$1,693	—
995–1575	1219	80-85%	51	128.00–142.00	$138.04	$1,683	+2.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1080	966	85-90%	21	114.00–123.00	$118.33	$1,143	—
885–1120	1028	85-90%	6	102.00–113.00	$108.21	$1,112	—
915–1155	1040	85-90%	22	116.00–132.00	$125.10	$1,301	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1505	1404	75-80%	4	130.00–135.00	$132.31	$1,858	-14.97
1240–1795	1478	75-80%	16	126.00–142.00	$136.54	$2,018	—
1340–1560	1484	75-80%	5	145.00–147.00	$145.98	$2,166	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2115	1597	16	145.00–164.00	$156.58	$2,501	—
1440–2010	1670	12	140.00–158.00	$149.92	$2,504	-8.45
1575–2235	1967	5	163.00–168.00	$165.66	$3,259	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,220.00–1,573.00	$1,411.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,675.00–2,050.00	$1,914.79
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,976.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,650.00	$1,537.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,391.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,375.00–1,700.00	$1,603.13

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,540.00	$1,540.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,260.00–1,485.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,333.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,580.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,094.44	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,800.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.